Six short months and then gone. Arriving at OL last January with the label of great hope of Swedish football, Amin Sarr failed to meet the expectations of the Lyon staff, nor of the supporters. Not helped by a difficult overall context, the now 22-year-old player had only scored one small goal and delivered just one assist in 13 league games last season, including only 6 as a starter. A very difficult adaptation and strong criticism from fans.
This summer, he therefore took the gamble of relaunching himself by moving to Wolfsburg. Left on loan for a season – with a purchase option of 15 million euros – Sarr is going through difficult times. He played three Bundesliga matches with his new team, and had to make do, all three times, with late entries, playing a total of 44 minutes.
Competition is fierce
Difficult to show oneself in the best light with so little playing time, but that was enough for the first criticisms to begin to fall in Germany. In a somewhat incriminating article, the media Kicker indicates that this weekend against Dortmund, the player touched 7 balls… missing 4 passes! The media also points out that he has not yet had a shot on goal, he who was supposed to be the team’s offensive joker. Above all, Sarr faces a lot of competition in his position.
“Jonas Wind is in good shape with 6 goals and 2 assists in 6 games, so Sarr is limited to being a substitute”explains our colleague Dominik Schneider from FussballTransfers. Same story for Tristan Bernert: “Wolfsburg depends on Wind who is practically the only player who scores goals. It’s going to be hard for Sarr to get playing time if Wind stays at this level.”. So you’ll have to take your chance… “I am young, I need time to develop”, for his part launched the principal concerned. But if things continue like this, OL risk finding themselves with Amin Sarr in their hands much sooner than expected…
